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Tumor markers

Tumor markers. Inna Krynytska. Definitions. Carcinoma “Cancer that arises from the epithelium, the tissue that lines the internal organs of the body.” Sarcoma Any cancer of connective tissue, e.g. muscle, fat, bone, lymphatic vessels.” Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. Mortality rates.

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Tumor markers

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  1. Tumor markers Inna Krynytska

  2. Definitions • Carcinoma • “Cancer that arises from the epithelium, the tissue that lines the internal organs of the body.” • SarcomaAny cancer of connective tissue, e.g. muscle, fat, bone, lymphatic vessels.” Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary

  3. Mortalityrates • Mortality increasing since 1900 (4% in 1909, 20% in 1990) • Deaths from malignant tumours second only to cardiovascular disease as most common cause of death • Rise partly due to increased life expectancy as incidence of cancer increases with age (10-fold higher incidence at 70 years than 25 years)

  4. Incidence of malignancies • Incidence of malignancies is very different worldwide • In western industrialised nations, Cr bronchus is most common type in male and Cr breast in female • Cr bronchus in women increasing, as is malignant melanoma in both sexes

  5. Cancer cells • are not subject to regulatory system of cell growth • infiltrate adjacent tissue (in contrast to benign tumours) • form metastases due to lymphogenic or haematogenic spread

  6. Malignancies by type

  7. Tumor markers are: • Enzymes –PSA - prostate specific antigen (serine protease), NSE (neurospecific isoenzyme of enolase), TK (thymidine kinase), LDH • Hormones - GH, prolactin, calcitonin, parathormon (PTH), gastrin, hCG • Imunoglobulines – IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, IgE, 2-microglobulin • Glycoproteines, glycolipides AFP, hCG, SCC,CA 19-9 (glykolipid), CA 125 (glykoprotein),CA 50 (glykolipid), CA 15-3 (sialomucin),CA 549, CA 72-4, CEA

  8. Quality Requirements and Control Breast Gastrointestinal Germ Cell Gynecological Lung Prostate EGTM Tumor Marker Recommendations(EUROPEAN GROUP on TUMOUR MARKERS) http://egtm.web.med.uni-muenchen.de/index2.html

  9. Causes of cancer (1) • tumours not attributable to a single cause • factors involved can be biological, chemical, physical, or age-related • biological factors can be genetically linked or virus linked e.g. papilloma, hepatitis B, herpes or HIV virus – chemical factors (e.g benzopyrene in tar, N-nitroso compounds in cigarette smoke,, aflatoxins in Aspergillus mould)

  10. Causes of cancer (2) • physical factors (e.g UV, , x-rays) • age-related; increasing errors in DNA transcription and translation occur with ageing • immune system defects can predispose individuals to cancer

  11. Clinical aspects • early diagnosis is difficult as the carcinoma is usually asymptomatic • most diagnostic procedures (e.g. X-ray, CT, mammography, isotope scanning) only detect tumour at 1-2 cm size • at this time, tumour already consists of >1 billion cells

  12. Therapeutic aspects • surgery – radiotherapy – chemotherapy • hormone treatment • immunotherapy

  13. Therapeutic aspects • therapy chosen according to tumour type, tumour extension, tumour mass and clinical condition of patient • surgery and radiotherapy are options for locally-limited tumours • a combination of different approaches is often necessary

  14. Tumour Markers • macromolecules whose appearance and changes in concentration are related to to the genesis and growth of malignant tumours • detected in concentrations exceeding those found in physiological conditions in serum, urine and other body fluids • synthesised and excreted by tumour tissue or released on tumour disintegration

  15. Ideal Tumour Marker should be…. • Highly specific i.e. not detectable in benign disease and healthy subjects • Highly sensitive i.e. detectable when only a few cancer cells are present • specific to a particular organ

  16. Ideal Tumour Marker should …. • Correlate with the tumour stage or tumour mass • correlate with the prognosis • have a reliable prediction value • but ideal tumour marker doesn´t exists

  17. Current Tumour Markers... • PSA and AFP are organ-specific markers (almost!) • many markers show a correlation with tumour stage, but ranges for certain stages are very wide and can overlap • Prognostic value is obtained from some markers e.g pre-op CEA in colorectal cancer and pre-op CA 125 in ovarian cancer

  18. Positive Predictive Value of a Tumour Marker The probability with which a tumour exists within a control group in the case of positive test results

  19. Positive Predictive Value of a Tumour Marker True positives True positives + False positives

  20. Negative Predictive Value of a Tumour Marker The probability with which no tumour exists within a control group in the case of negative test results

  21. Negative Predictive Value of a Tumour Marker True negatives True negatives + False negatives

  22. Specificity • The percentage of normal persons or persons with benign conditions for whom a negative result is obtained. The greater the specificity, the fewer the false-positives.

  23. Specificity of a Tumour Marker True negatives True negatives + False positives

  24. Sensitivity • The percentage of test results which are correctly positive in the presence of a tumour. The greater the sensitivity, the fewer the false-negatives.

  25. Sensitivity of a Tumour Marker True positives True positives + False negatives

  26. Cut-off value • The concentration of a tumour marker which differentiates healthy subjects from diseased subjects • usually taken as the mean concentration of a control group plus 2 standard deviations (or the 95th percentile) – control group could be healthy subjects or persons with benign disease • target specificity should be 95% ( 5% false positives)

  27. Healthy Cut-off value (PSA) 100% specificity (no false positives)…. 0.0100 ng/mL 10.0

  28. Healthy Prostate cancer Cut-off value (PSA) But only 70% sensitivity (30% false negatives)! 0.0100 ng/mL 10.0 100% specificity

  29. Prostate cancer Cut-off value (PSA) 100% sensitivity….. (no false negatives) 0.0100 ng/mL 2.0

  30. Healthy Prostate cancer Cut-off value (PSA) But only 70% specificity! (30% false positives) 0.0100 ng/mL 2.0

  31. Healthy Prostate cancer Cut-off value (PSA) At 4.0 ng/mL, 95% specificity and 95% sensitivity 0.0100 ng/mL 4.0

  32. CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) • IgG- like Glycoprotein discovered in 1965 • MW 180.000, 40% protein, 60% carbohydrate • an oncofetal protein, produced during embryonal and foetal development • increased levels seen in primary colorectal cancer and GI, breast, lung, ovarian, prostatic, liver and pancreatic cancer

  33. CEA • Elevated levels seen in patients with non-malignant disease (especially elderly smokers), hepatitis, cirhosis, pancreatitis, bronchitis • CEA levels not useful in screening the general population • however, assay provides useful information regarding patient prognosis, recurrence of tumours after surgery and effectiveness of therapy

  34. CEA • Healthy non-smokers have CEA levels < 5 ng/mL (smokers < 10 ng/mL) • Levels fall to normal (or near-normal) 6-8weeks post-surgery • Biological half-life 2- 8 days • a rise in CEA may be the first indication of disease recurrence or metastasis • serial CEA levels also useful in assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer

  35. AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein) • A glycoprotein, MW 70.000, discovered in 1956 in foetal serum • described as a tumour-associated protein in 1964 • synthesised in the liver and yolk sac of the foetus • AFP is secreted into serum, reaching maximum levels at week 13 of pregnancy

  36. AFP • Useful in detecting and monitoring primary liver carcinoma • elevated levels seen in > 90% of affected patients • also useful assay for detection and prediction of germ cell tumours • direct relatioship exists between AFP level and disease stage of non-seminomatous testicular carcinoma

  37. AFP • Pure seminomas and dysgerminomas are always AFP-negative • pure yolk-sac tumours are always AFP-positive • also useful assay for detection of germ cell tumours • AFP level, (together with hCG level), is established regimen for monitoring patients with non-seminomatous testicular carcinoma

  38. AFP • Growth rate of progressive cancer can be monitored by serially measuring serum AFP over time • Biological half-life 2- 8 days • normal serum level < 15 ng/mL

  39. hCG –Human Chorionic Gonadotropin • sialoglycoprotein, subunits a andb • a has the same structure like LH, FSH a TSH • diagnosis and monitoring of germinal tumors especialy of the testes or the ovaries. • 70% sensitivity for non-seminomas, 97% in trophoblastic tumours • normal serum level < 10 IU/l • Biological half-life - 1-2 days

  40. PSA-Prostate specific antigen • glycoprotein, serine protease • Therapy check and monitoring of patients with prostate carcinoma • Due to its high sensivity, PSA can be use in primary diagnosis • screening of symptomatic population • ref.meze do 4 mg/l • Biological half-life - 2 - 5 days

  41. FPSA • FPSA – non complexed form of PSA • If level of PSA is between 3- 20 mg/l • Ratio FPSA/PSA – discrimination between cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia • Cutof 0,25 • As the ratio increases, probability of BPH increases

  42. CA 19-9 • CA is an abbreviation of Cancer Antigen • CA 19-9 is an oligosaccharide present in serum as a high molecular weight mucin (MW >1 million). Derivate of the Lewis blood grouping system- people with blood group Le a-/b- don‘t product it (7-10% of the population) • is found in adult pancreas, liver, gallbladder and lung

  43. CA 19-9 • is the primary marker in pancreatic carcinoma • serum CA 19-9 levels correlate with tumour size • CA 19-9 values above 1000 U/mL indicate metastasis into the lymph nodes • can be used in monitoring of colorectal carcinoma, Cr stomach and Cr biliary tract

  44. CA 19-9 • elevated CA 19-9 levels seen in benign conditions e.g. cholestasis, hepatitis, pancreatitis • reference range 0 -37 U/mL • Biological half-life 7 h • CA 19-9 has greater specificity than CEA for colorectal cancer • CA 19-9 can be used to differentiate between carcinoma and benign intestinal disease.

  45. CA 72-4 • Glycoprotein • high specificity (about 100%), sensitivity higher than CEA a CA 19-9 • monitoring of stomach cancer • Useable for patients with blood group Le a-/b- instead of CA 19-9 • Normal range 4 kIU/l

  46. CA 125 • CA 125 is a high MW, non-mucinoid glycoprotein secreted from the surface of ovarian cancer cells • A normal CA 125 level does not exclude the possibility of an ovarian tumour • this lack of specificy means that the CA 125 level should not be used as a diagnostic tool • however there is a good correlation between CA 125 levels and clinical response

  47. CA 125 • CA 125 is a good prognostic indicator and monitoring tool when used with other methods e.g. ultrasound • Elevated CA 125 levels seen in benign conditions e.g. endometriosis, cirrhosis and pancreatitis • reference range 0 -35 U/mL • Biological half-life 2-6 days

  48. CA 15-3 • CA15-3 (also known as MUC-1) is the marker of choice for breast cancer • A glycoprotein of the mucin family, MW 300,000 to 500,000 daltons • primarily released from breast carcinoma cells • CA 15-3 is defined by its reaction with monoclonal antibodies (115 D8 and DF3)

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